Aethir Contains Bridge Exploit With Losses Under $90,000
The quick cutoff of a compromised bridge module shows cross-chain defenses improving.
Overview
- Aethir says it contained an attack on its cross-chain bridge by disconnecting the compromised AethirOFTAdapter module, holding losses under $90,000.
- The company reports its main ATH token supply on Ethereum stayed safe and core services kept running.
- Major exchanges including Binance, Upbit, Bithumb, and HTX blacklisted flagged wallets, and Aethir engaged forensic firm ZeroShadow and law enforcement to support the response.
- PeckShield says the thief routed funds from BNB Chain to Tron through a web of intermediary addresses, prompting a multi-chain probe.
- Aethir plans to post attacker wallets, publish a technical report, and roll out a user compensation plan next week, in a sector grappling with nearly $170 million in DeFi thefts in Q1 2026.